We are expectIng reactIon to come In, but thIs Is the sItuatIon In SrI Lanka. Anura Kumara DIssanayake has one the fIrst presIdent Ial Poll sInce the country had to default on Its InternatIonal debts two years ago. He won second preference votes. When they were taken Into account when he won 40 In the InItIal round of countIng. The OpposItIon Leader came second. The outgoIng prIme MInIster TraIlIng In thIrd place. Anura Kumara DIssanayake heads the natIonal Peoples Power AllIance and It Is a party. That alIgns Includes hIs Peoples LIberatIon front party, a party tradItIonally backed, that has tradItIonally backed, that has tradItIonally backed stronger InterventIon and lower taxes. Its campaIgn for let thIs economIc polIcIes. WIth thIs wIn, SrI Lanka wIll see for the fIrst tIme, a government that Is headed by a leader wIth a strong left wIng Ideology. We are expectIng Anura Kumara DIssanayake to dIssolve the. To dIssolve the parlIament and then call for parlIamentary electIons after ha
In the Middle East. The united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between israel and Lebanons Hezbollah could become another gaza. Antonio guterres also voiced his pessimism about the chances of a Ceasefire Deal in the gaza strip. His comments came as the Deputy Leader of the armed Group Hezbollah said its confrontation with israel had entered a new phase, describing it as an open ended battle of reckoning. Naim qassem was speaking during the funeral of a senior Hezbollah Commander killed in fridays israeli airstrike on beirut. Fridays attack has been followed by a further escalation of Cross Border strikes with three people killed in an israeli attack on Southern Lebanon. And israel says hezbollah has fired more than 150 rockets into its territory. This Dashcam Video from a parked car, verified by bbc verify, shows the exact moment of an impact in Kiryat Bialik in israel. You can also see in another video that cars and buildings were set alight. Some
We start this hour with the tensions in the Middle East following the escalating fighting between israel and lebanons iranian backed hezbollah group. Egypt has warned it risks igniting a regional war and damaging the chance of Ceasefire Deal In Gaza. Arriving back at the white House President biden addressed the tensions. Lets take a listen to what he told reporters. Are you worried about rising tensions in the Middle East . Yes, i am, tensions in the Middle East . Yes, iam, but we tensions in the Middle East . Yes, i am, but we are going to do everything we can to keep a wider war Breaking Out and we are still pushing hard. The united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between Israel And Hezbollah could Risk Lebanon becoming another gaza. Antonio guterres also voiced his pessimism about the chances of a Ceasefire Deal in the gaza strip. His comments came as the funeral took place for a senior Hezbollah Commander killed in fridays israeli airstrike on
Are following multiple Breaking News Stories at this hour, starting in the middle east. Fears of an All Out War are growing as Israel And Iran backed hezbollah continue to trade strikes across the lebanon border. The idf says its intensifying strikes against the militant group. At this hour, after hezbollah reportedly fired more than 100 rockets into Northern Israel overnight, some of those Rockets Landing near israeli military facilities and an air base, you can see the damage left behind there. Officials say at least three people are hurt. Hezbollah says its latest attack was in response to israeli strikes on saturday. The idf claims it took out thousands of Rocket Launchers in those attacks as an offensive move. After uncovering plans for a hezbollah rocket attack. Now, the new wave of violence between the sides began earlier this week with the explosions of Booby Trapped Hezbollah Pagers and walkie talkies. At least two senior militant leaders have been killed. And now to Breaking
Are following multiple Breaking News Stories at this hour. Starting in the middle east. Fears of an All Out War are growing as Israel And Iran backed hezbollah continue to trade strikes across the lebanon border. The idf says its intensifying strikes against the militant group at this hour, after hezbollah reportedly fired more than 100 rockets into Northern Israel overnight. Some of those rockets reportedly landing near israeli military facilities and an air base. You can see the damage left behind. Officials say at least three people are hurt. Hezbollah says its latest attack was in response to israeli strikes saturday. The idf claims it took out thousands of Rocket Launchers in those attacks as an offensive move. After uncovering plans for a hezbollah rocket attack. Now, the new wave of violence between the sides began earlier this week, with the explosions of Booby Trapped Hezbollah Pagers and walkie talkies. At least two senior militant leaders have been killed. The u. S. Is urgin